The week in Bush's mental retardation

Condi isn't the only one saying incredibly stupid things this week. Now George "I need a bathroom break?" Bush is making cracks about Bolton's hatred of the UN.

ITEM: John Bolton's reputation as a difficult diplomat gave his boss, U.S. President George W. Bush, an opportunity to tease the new American ambassador to the United Nations.

"How's he doing? Has the place blown up?" Bush asked U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as the president and Bolton arrived at U.N. headquarters on Tuesday for a world summit.

The president's jest was captured on videotape by a U.N. television crew.

Bolton, Bush's choice for U.N. ambassador, failed to win U.S. Senate approval for the senior post and this forced the president to use a rarely used bureaucratic maneuver to send him to New York.

ITEM: "And some very sad duties are being carried out by professionals who gather the dead, treat them with respect, and prepare them for their rest."

Yes, that's right. The POTUS, after the emergence of this story, is actually having to reassure the American public that his friends charged with collecting corpses won't defile them.

ITEM: Discussing the work needed in New Orleans, Bush said last night: "We will do what it takes. We will stay as long as it takes." Discussing the work needed in Iraq, Bush said in November 2003: "We will do what it takes. We will not leave until the job is done."

Hey, it worked the first time. Just set Robo-Prez to auto-spin and roll cameras. Thanks to the mysterious Cipher for sending me the perfect-- PERFECT-- graphic to accompany this post.